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20,; 1942- H. A. itesERss CONTAINER Filed April 6, 19:59 2 Sheets-Sheet1 ATTORNEY Oct. 20, 1942. H. A. eessnss 2,299,616

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Hansfl. Eygems Y 1 10 ATTORNEYS. 3

Patented Oct. 20, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- 2,299,016

CONTAINER. Hans A. Eggerss, Van Wert, Ohio Application April 6, 1939,Serial No. 266,326

4 Claims.

' My invention relates to containers. It has to do, more particularly,with a barrel or container which is formed, primarily, of such materialas fiber board, paper or strawboard, although it is not necessarilylimited thereto.

This invention relates to the type of container disclosed in myco-pending application, Serial No. 158,768, filed August 12, 1937. Itdeals more specifically with the head structure to be used for closingthe upper end of a container of such type. l

The container disclosed in my said c'o-pending application consists of acylindrical body portion or fiber board or the like having a headstructure secured to the upper end thereof for closing such end. Thehead is secured on the container by means of a split ring whichcooperates with a portion of the container and with a portion of thehead.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a headstructure which is very simple and which may be manufactured at a lowcost.

Another object of this invention is to provide a head structure for acontainer of the type indicated which is of such a nature that the endof the container will be effectively sealed.

A further object of this invention is to provide a head structure whichis inexpensive to make but which is very strong.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a head structureof the type indicated which is of pleasing appearance.

The preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings wherein similar characters of reference designatecorresponding parts and wherein:

Figure iis a perspective view of a container having the novel headstructure applied thereto, the proportions of the retaining ring beingexaggerated for clarity.

Figure 2 is a section showing the parts of one form of the headstructure.

Figure 3 is a similar view'showing the parts assembled.

Eigure 4 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing a different form of headstructure.

Figure 5 shows the parts indicated in Figure 4 assembled.

Figure 6 is a vertical section taken through a portion of the upper partor the cotnainer and a portion 01' the head structure secured thereto,the head structure being slightly diiferent from the type illustrated inFigure 3.

1y in perspective, showing a portion of the con-' tainer and a portionof the head structure of the type illustrated in Figure 6.

With reference to the drawings, the container structure which I haveindicated is substantially the same as that disclosed in my co-pendingapplication, Serial No. 158,768. The container comprises a body portionI which may be made of fiber board or other similar material. It ismainly of cylindrical form and has its upper end open. The upper openend is adapted to be closed by a head 2 constructed according to thisinvention. l

In order to reinforce the end of the container and to provide means forsecuring the metal head in position, a metal band 3 is preferablyapplied to the end of the container. The metal band 3 is preferably acontinuous annularband and is preferably comparatively wide. It isapplied in surrounding relation to the outer surface of the container(Figures 6 and 10) and its upper edge is curled inwardly as at 4 overthe extreme edge of the container. The extreme upper edge of the metalband is bent inwardly until it is forced into the inner surface of thefiber body portion as indicated at 5. After the metal band 3 is appliedto the body portion, both the band and the body portion are bentsimultaneously to form an external continuous groove 6 and an inwardlyprojecting rib or shoulder 7.

Thus, it will be apparent that the metal band 3 will reinforce the endof the fiber body portion. Furthermore, the band is applied to the bodyportion in such a manner that there will be no danger of its slippingfrom the body portion.

The head 2 will be described in detail hereinafter. It is preferablymade of non-metallic material. In order to hold it in position on thecontainer, I provide a split contractible ring or hoop l4 similar tothat disclosed in my co-pending application, Serial No. 217,355, filedJuly 5, 1938, now Patent Serial No. 2,162,396. The adjacent ends of thesplit ring overlap when in contracted condition and are provided with aninterfltting slot and lug structure indicated generally by the numberall8 and described in detail in my said co-Dendina application. A pin 2|maintains the lug and the slot in cooperative relation in the mannerdescribed in said application. Other types of conventional fasteningmeans may be employed for securing the ring in place. The hoop or ringit is provided with an inwardly turned horizontally disposed e H whichextends over the head structure 2. The head structure will rest on theinternal rib i and the flange I! will keep it in position thereon.

which I provide. This head structure 2 is pref erably made ofnon-metallic material, as previously indicated. It comprises acomparatively heavy disk 30 which is preferably made of fiber board.This disk 30 is stiff so that it will not tear and will not be distortedby heavy blows on the end of the container. On the upper surface of thedisk 33, I provide a disk 3| which is made of flexible but heavy paper;or cloth or other suitable material. This disk 3! is of a considerablylarger diameter than the disk 33. -It is glued to the upper surface ofthe disk 33, preferably throughout the entire surface thereof. Attachedto the lower surface of the disk 30 is another disk 32 similar to thedisk M. This disk 32 is also of much greater diameter than the disk 30.Adjacent its periphery, a rib different form of head structure.

33 which is substantially V-shaped in cross sec- I tidn is formed in thedisk 32. This rib as is so disposed that a flat central area 34 and aflat annular area 35 are provided on the disk 32 which contacts with thelower surface of the disk 30. The area 34 and the area 35 are preferablyglued to the disk 33. The outwardly extending portions of the disks 3|and 32, which project beyond the periphery of the disk 33, may be bentin the manner illustrated in Figure 3. If bent in this manner, the outerportions of these members will extend outwardly and then downwardly asindicated .at 33 and will abut each other. The member 3i may extenddownwardly and have an inwardly projecting portion 3'! formed thereon.

The head structure shown in Figure 3 is shown applied to the containerin Figure 7. l The head will rest on the inwardly projecting rib I. The

outer portion-oi the rib 33 of disk 32 will bear against the inner andtop surfaces of the rib 'l and will conform to the contour thereof asindicated at 38, thereby providing a seal at this point. The contactingportions 33 of members 3| and 32 will extend outwardly and downwardlybetween the ring it and the metal band 3 applied to the upper end of thecontainer. These metal members will grip the portion 33 tightlytherebetween and will produce an effective seal at this point. Theportion 31 of member 3i will extend between the portion 23 of ring itand the grooved portion 3 of the metal band 3 and will be tightlygripped by these members at this point. Thus, an effective seal will beproduced at this point. It willbe apparent that with this structure, amoisture-proof and substantially airtight seal will be produced. Themembers 30, 3i and 32'may be treated to render them non-porous.

The head structure illustrated in Figure 6 7 is identical with thatillustrated in Figure '7 with the exception that both members II and 32.terminate substantially at the same point, as indicated at 33, sincethe portion 31 is not provided on member 3i. However, with thisstructure, a very effective seal will be produced, also.

In Figures 4 and 5, I have illustrated a slightly In this form,

the head 33a and the disk Ila are exactly the same as the correspondingparts in Figure 3.

However, the member 3211 is; different from the member 31 since it doesnot have the rib 33 formed therein. when mounted on the contamer, thishead structure will appear as in Figure 9. It functions, substantiallythe same as that illustrated in Figure 1, with the exception that no ribcorresponding to rib 33 is provided for contacting. with the sidesurface of the rib 1.

The structure illustrated on the container in Figure 8 is exactlythesame as the structure illustrated in Figure 9 with the "exception thatboth members 3la and 32a terminate at the point 330; and the member v3mdoes not have the portion 310. formed thereon.

It will be apparent from the description above that I have provided ahead structure and cooperating container structure having manyadvantages. The head structure is-of very simple construction and may bemade of low-cost material. Although the cover is made of fiber board, itis very sturdy. It is very resilient and this will help protect it ifthe container is dropped on the cover. Since it is made of nonmetallicmaterial, it is particularly useful when packing products which must notcome in contact with metal. Since it is made of fiber material, it canbe treated readily for preventing of breathing or vapor penertation. Itis very light in weight andis of pleasing appearance.

Various other advantages will be apparent from the precedingdescription, and drawings and the following claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. A container structure made of fiber board or the like and being ofannular cross section, a metal reinforcingband surrounding the end ofsaid body portion, said band and said body portion being bent togetherto form an inwardly extending rib adjacent the end of the body portionand an external groove in alignment there-' r with, a removable closurecomprising a head for .on said rib, said head comprising anon-metallicdisk of heavy construction, said disk havin sealing disks of flexiblenon-metallic material attached to the upper and lower surfaces thereor,and a removable split metal ring which engages said head and overlapssaid heavy disk and which has a portion extending into said externalgroove so as to clamp the head in position on said rib,-said sealingdisks being of greater diameter than said heavy disk so that they willproject outwardly beyond the periphery of said disk, said projectingportions of said disks extending outwardly over said band and at leastone of them extending into said, external groove and-being clampedbetween said ring and band.

2. A container structure made of fiber board or the like, a metalreinforcing band surrounding the end of said body portion, said band andsaid body portion being bent together to form an inwardly extending ribadjacent the end of said body portion and an external groove inalignment therewith, a head, for closing the end of said body portion,said head'being disposed within the end of said body portion at a pointoutside said rib and resting on said rib, said head comprising a heavydisk of fiber board, said disk having sealing disks or paper glued tothe upper and lower surfaces thereof, a removable split metal ring whichengages said head and overlaps said heavy disk and which has a portionextending into said external groove so as to clamp the head in positionon said rib, said sealing disks I a tween said metal ring and said metalreinforcing being of greater area than said heavy disk so that they willproject outwardly beyond the periphery of said disk, at least one ofsaid projecting portions of said disks extending out wardly over saidband and into said external groove and being clamped between said ringand band, anda projecting rib formed on said lower sealing diskcontacting flexibly with said ribformed on the interior surface of saidcontainer.

3. A container structure made of fiber board or the like, a metalreinforcing band surrounding the end 'of said body portion, said bandand said body portion being bent together to form an inwardly extendingrib adjacent the end of the body portion and an external groove inalignment therewith, a removable closure comprising a head for closingthe end of said body portion, said head being disposed within the end ofsaid body portion at a point outside said rib and resting on said rib,said head comprising a body portion of heavy non-metallic material whichhas a, sealing member of flexible non-metallic metal ring which engagessaid head and overlaps so as to clamp the head in position on said rib.

said sealing member extending outwardly beyond the body portion of saidhead and beband and being clamped therebetween.

4. A container structure made of fiber board or the like, a metalreinforcing band surrounding the end of said body portion, said band andsaid body portion being bent together to form an inwardly extending ribadjacent the end of the body portion and an external groove in alignmenttherewith, a head for closing the end of said body portion, said headbeing disposed within the end of said body portion'at a point outsidesaid rib and restingon'said rib, said head comprising a body portion ofheavy material which has a sealing member ,of flexible material at--tached to the lower surface thereof, a removable split metal ring whichengages said head and overlaps the heavy body portion thereof and whichhas a portion extending into said external groove so as to clamp thehead in position on said rib, said sealing member extending outwardlyfrom said head and between said removable split ring and saidreinforcing metal band, and a projecting rib formed on said sealingmember contacting flexibly with said rib formed on the interior surfaceof the body portion of the container.

HANS A. EGG-ERSS..

material attached thereto, and a removable split

